Caitlin Bettenay

Athletic Achievements:
Australian National Team Beach Volleyball Member:
Competed at:
• World Tour Semi Finalist at FIVB Pro Futures Tour – 2022 to present
• World Tour top 10 finish at FIVB Pro Challenger Tour – 2022
• AUSTRALIAN Gold medallist at national tour event 2023
• AUSTRALIAN 4x national tour silver medallist 2021-2024
• QLD State Tour consistent gold medallist 2020-2024
• NCAA Division 1 Indoor and Beach Volleyball – 2018 – 2020
• Team Captain of San Jose State Beach and Indoor Volleyball Team 2020
Australian National Team Indoor Volleyball Member – 2018 – Present
Competed at:
• Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualification Tournament, Thailand / 2020
• Asian World Championships, Thailand / 2016-2019
• Volleyball Nations League Challenger Cup (VNL), Peru / 2018
• Qualifications for VNL Challenger Cup, Kazakhstan / 2018

Work Experience:
– Elite Athlete (2016-Present)
– Founder of B.A.L.A Academy Volleyball (2023-Present) (@bala.academy_)
– Founder of B.A.L.A Coffee business (to support personal athlete journey) (www.bala.shop)
– Private Volleyball coach for Playbook Coach
– Head of Senior Volleyball Coach at Citipointe Christian College
– Head Volleyball Program Coordinator at Sunshine Coast Grammar School – 2018 / 6 months
– Intern for Los Gatos Orthopaedic Clinic, US
– Beach and Indoor Volleyball Coach 2016 – Present:

• Founder, CEO and head coach of B.A.L.A Academy (150+ athletes in the program across 3 different levels)
• Mentor coach to B.A.L.A Academy Foundations and Aspire level coaches
• Year 11 and Year 12 Citipointe College senior mens teams
• Head Coach at multiple State Level development camps
• Under 14s, Under 16s and Under 18s Mountain Creek State High School women’s coach (both as head coach and assistant coach over the years

EDUCATION

University of Queensland 2020-2023 – Brisbane, Australia
Completed
Masters in Physiotherapy Studies

San Jose State University 2018 – 2020 – San Jose, CA, United States
SJSU GPA: 3.96/4
Dean’s Scholar: 2018-2020
Bachelor of Kinesiology.

Portland State University 2016 – 2018 – Portland, OR